Cytec Industries Inc. Announces Third Quarter Earnings & Teleconference Schedule

WEST PATERSON, N.J.--Oct. 1, 20041, 2004--Cytec Industries Inc. announced the following schedule and contact information for its third quarter earnings release and teleconference:

      Earnings Release:    October 21, 2004 after the close of market
      Distribution:        By Business Wire and Cytec's web site 
                           at www.cytec.com.

      Teleconference:      October 22, 2004 11:00 a.m. ET
      Dial in Number:      Domestic: 800-289-0730
                           International: 913-981-5509

                           Please call 5-10 minutes before the 
                           scheduled start of the teleconference.  
                           Access Code: 996434

      Webcast:             Listen-only mode via Internet broadcast 
                           from Cytec's web site at www.cytec.com, 
                           under Investor Information, Calendar of 
                           events.

      Web Replay:          Will be available for 3 weeks, beginning at
                           2:00 p.m. ET on October 22, 2004 at 
                           www.cytec.com.

      Telephone Replay:    Will be available from 2:00 p.m. ET, 
                           October 22, 2004 until 11:00 p.m. ET on 
                           November 12, 2004.  The dial-in number is:
                           Domestic: 888-203-1112 Access Code: 996434
                           International: 719-457-0820 
                           Access Code: 996434

         Contact:          David M. Drillock, VP, Controller & 
                           Investor Relations at 973-357-3249
                           Gail Petersen, Media at 973-357-3319

The content of the webcast contains time-sensitive information that will be accurate as of October 22, 2004, the date it is first broadcast. This call is the property of Cytec Industries Inc. and any redistribution, retransmission, or rebroadcast of this call in any form, without the express written consent of Cytec is strictly prohibited.